Alleged Craigslist killers plead not guilty in Sunbury

Last updated: December 20, 2013 - 3:14pm


File photos of Elytte Barbour, 22, left, and Miranda Barbour, 18, of Selinsgrove. (Source: Elyett Barbour photo: AP Photo/The News-Item, Larry Deklinski, File; Miranda Barbour photo: AP Photo/The News-Item, Mike Staugaitis, File)
SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) -- Newlyweds accused of luring a stranger through a Craigslist ad, stabbing him to death and dumping his body in an alley have been ordered to stand trial on charges including homicide, conspiracy and robbery. Eighteen-year-old Miranda Barbour and 22-year-old Elytte Barbour pleaded not guilty at separate hearings Friday in the central Pennsylvania city of Sunbury. They're being held without bail in the Nov. 11 death of 42-year-old Troy LaFerrara of Port Trevorton. Police say Elytte Barbour told investigators that they wanted to kill someone together. The couple, who were married in North Carolina and moved to Pennsylvania during the three weeks leading up to the crime, told police Miranda stabbed LaFerrara in the front seat of her car while her husband held a cord around his neck.

For all breaking news alerts and updates, follow us on Twitter.


Last Updated: November 4, 2025 - 11:32pm

Polls across the area closed at 8 tonight. We'll post results as they come in. All results are unofficial until they are certified by the county Board of Elections.

Note:...

READ MORE »

Last Updated: November 2, 2025 - 1:49pm

BLOOMSBURG — A 16-year-old boy was shot in the 300 block of East Street here on Saturday night, and now Bloomsburg Police Department are looking for his shooter, according to a press...

READ MORE »

Last Updated: October 11, 2025 - 2:10am

ROHRSBURG — A woman is dead and the child in her SUV was rushed to the hospital after a late-night head-on...

READ MORE »

Advertisement